Fast and the Foolish: Driver clocked at 206 km/h in north-central Alberta

Submitted by cory.knutt on Thu, 04/10/2025 - 13:21

On April 8, 2025, High Prairie RCMP were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 2 in Big Lakes County when they clocked a vehicle on Laser at 206 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. 

The driver was given a mandatory court date for exceeding the maximum highway speed limit, along with driving carelessly.

Assistant Commissioner Trevor Daroux taking over command of Alberta RCMP

Submitted by cory.knutt on Thu, 04/10/2025 - 13:07

Assistant Commissioner Trevor Daroux will be assuming command of the Alberta RCMP from Deputy Commissioner Rob Hill.

Daroux has over 36 years of experience in policing, serving with both the Calgary Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 

In 2017, he retired from the Calgary Police Service as the Deputy Chief in charge of the Bureau of Community Policing. That year, he joined the RCMP and served as the Director General National Crime Prevention and Indigenous Policing Services. 

Pothole repairs underway in Lacombe

Submitted by cory.knutt on Thu, 04/10/2025 - 12:19

The arrival of spring weather also means the arrival of potholes.

Lacombe's director of operations, Doug Halldorson, says crews are already out making repairs.

“We were on them a couple of weeks ago — we started pothole filling and we're continuing here and there when we find them,” he said. “More the higher traffic areas that have a few in them, so they get a little more abuse.”

Halldorson says this year is on par with other years in terms of pothole numbers.

In Alberta, Carney follows Poilievre in pledging to speed up resource projects

Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his promise of making Canada an "energy superpower" to the heart of Canada's oil industry Wednesday, becoming the second party leader in three days to promise to speed up the review process to greenlight major national energy projects.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a one-project, one-review promise at a campaign stop in northwest British Columbia on Monday. Both parties are trying to convince Canadians they can ditch Canada's reputation as a place where big projects take far too long to get built.

Citizens invited to offer input on proposed design for new Civic Plaza in downtown Ponoka

Ponoka residents are invited to stop by the town’s booth at the Ponoka Trade Show on April 11 and 12 to offer input and ideas on a conceptual design for a new Civic Plaza in downtown Ponoka.

Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the project, watch a video showcasing the Civic Plaza design, and provide feedback via a survey.

Lacombe Legion hosts Vimy Night with awards for veterans and students

Lacombe Legion Branch No.79 will be busy this evening with their annual Vimy Night/Honours and Awards Celebration in remembrance of not only the Battle of Vimy Ridge but also the men and women who served during the First World War.

"So, it's a memorial for the Vimy conflict that many of our veterans died in and didn’t come back from, so we always recognize that April 9 and, of course, we combine it with the awards. What's more appropriate than having our Legion members come in and be recognized?" says Kathy Hobbs, president of the Lacombe branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

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